#E6B14C#E6B14C
#E6B14C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.132 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6B14C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 177, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 75%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 67%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 67%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.32, 9.09, 57.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.32, 58.10, 81.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.06% 0.0211 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.06% 0.132 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6627, 48.7926, 13.6383) |
| Luminance | 0.4879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.07
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.64
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.08
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.80
Orangey Yellow
#FDB915
ΔE00 6.15
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6B14C #4C81E6
analogous
#E6644C #E6B14C #CEE64C
triadic
#E6B14C #4CE6B1 #B14CE6
tetradic
#E6B14C #4CE664 #4C81E6 #E64CCE
square
#E6B14C #4CE664 #4C81E6 #E64CCE
split-complementary
#E6B14C #4CCEE6 #644CE6
monochromatic
#A17117 #D7971E #E6B14C #EDC882 #F5E0B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#E6B14C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#E6B14C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6B14C
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6B14C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6B14C | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BF50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6b14c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 177, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.132 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c882',
500: '#e6b14c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6b14c; $custom-light: #f2c882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6b14c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 177,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.351,
"s": 75.49,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79062,
"c": 0.13172,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.48789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6B14C
secondary
#A9BEE5
accent
#77F236
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C